The next two weeks could be a make-it-or-break-it chapter for Britney Spears. With Friday's release of her single Gimme More from her album due Nov. 13 and her weekend appearance to open the LAX club in Las Vegas, the beleaguered pop star is juggling some vital dates in both career and family affairs. USA TODAY, with Amanda Sanders of New York Image Consultants, dissects the challenges ahead:

Cable's A&E Network has undergone more makeovers than an American Idol winner. The former Arts & Entertainment Network started out in the mid-'80s airing powdered-wig BBC dramas, then hit pay dirt in the '90s with the much-copied Biography series and Law & Order reruns.